SanCastle storms into storage network market

AUTHOR(S)

Connor, Deni

PUB. DATE

May 1999

SOURCE

Network World;05/24/99, Vol. 16 Issue 21, p18

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Reports on SanCastle Technologies' introduction of a switch that speeds communication between Fibre Channel-based storage-area networks (SAN) by connecting them via Gigabit Ethernet local area networks. Features of the SanStorm 3000 switch includes eight Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet ports and a 16G bit/second backplane.

ACCESSION #

2687389

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